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Newton D. Baker vs John Nance Garner
| Issue | Newton D. Baker | John Nance Garner |
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| Regulation of banks and securities | — | RFC loans to individuals and corporations generally — 'the Government into personal banking' (the Rainey bill) specific_pledgenot_applicable Extend RFC lending beyond banks and railroads to any borrower with security, for any purpose; passed under Garner's leadership in July 1932 and vetoed by Hoover. |
| League of Nations and international organizations | Do not make the League of Nations a party issue; no entry until a majority of Americans approve specific_pledgenot_applicable Having long advocated American membership in the League, Baker declared (January 26, 1932) that he would not favor a League plank and would not put the United States in the League until convinced a majority approved. |
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| Public works as employment policy | — | The Garner-Rainey $1.2 billion public-works bill — and a pledge to reintroduce it specific_pledgenot_applicable As Speaker, secured House passage (June 1932) of a $1,200 million public-works program covering 3,500 projects, plus RFC loans to states; announced he would introduce it again in the next session. |
| Veterans' bonus and benefits | — | The Patman cash bonus and $2.3 billion of greenbacks, passed by the House under his speakership specific_pledgenot_applicable The House under Speaker Garner passed the Patman bill (June 15, 1932) paying the bonus in full immediately, financed by new Treasury notes; Hoover treated this as Garner's and the party's policy. |
| European war debts and reparations | Entry into the World Court and cancellation of the war debts (the record that made him 'politically unpopular') directional_stancenot_applicable American adherence to the League Court and cancellation of the European war debts, positions Baker had advocated publicly before 1932. |
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